Candy box simulating radio



July 13 '1926.

l. J. svARsTAD CANDY BOX SIMULATING RADIO Filed May 15, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 13 1926.

' l. J. SVARSTD CANDY Box SIMULATING RADIo Filed May 15, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Patented July i3, l1926i.

Ivnn. J. svARsTAD, or ABEBDEEN, sonrrrnnxo'rn. e

.CANDY Box SIMULATING Ramo.'V

Application led May 15, 1925. Sera1.No..30,537.

y This invention relates to a box or container for candy, nuts, or similar articles, and preferably, to such abox or Container comprising means for dispensing the articles therein without opening the box, the box preferably being arranged Vto simulate a radio receiving set. Candy boxes'or containers comprising novel'discharging means arein demandamong candy manufacturers and the box or container ofthis invention is designed to give an entertainment to children and other peopleand also toy function efficiently in the dispensing or discharging of the candy.

It is an object of this invention to provide Y a candy container preferabl in thevform of a box having a lid, which li carries rotating members or dials adapted tov operate members in the box functioning to discharge the candy.

It is a 'further object of theinvention to vprovide a candy box or container. having a casing therefor with an opening communieating with the interior of the box and a rotatable member disposedyin said casing having an openin adapted to alineY with the first mentione opening .and also to aline y with an opening in the wall of the box, said rotatable member being rotated by a `dial or other means carried 'on the lid. c

It is a further object of the invention to provide a box or container, as set forth in the preceding para raph comprising a plurality of oasings avlng rotatable means therein adapted to permit the entry and exit of candy to and lfromfsaid casings and c also comprising a stirrer or agitator also operated by a dialr or member disposed on.

the lid. Y

Thesel and other objects and advantages of the invention will be full set forth in the following description 'ma ein connection with the Vaccompanying drawings-in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the diierent views, andin which l Fig. 1 is Aa device; l

Fi 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 plan view oi one form of the i of Flg. 1, as indicated by the arrows; 7

Fig. 3 is a `vertical `section on the line .3 3` of Fig.l 2, as indicated by` the arrows Fig. 4 is a plan'view of a modified form of the invention; l

Fig. 5 isa vertical section taken on the une 5-5tf1ig- 4, as', indicated bythe if.

rows; v Figf is a vertical section taken on the line 6--6 of Fig.y 4., as indicated by the arrows; y c Fig. 7 is a partial view in side elevation of the box, as shown in Figs; 4 to 6; and e Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank used for the box, shown in Figs. 4 to 6. i

Referring to the drawin particularly Figs. l to 3, a rectangular'bsox Sis shown having a bottom f 8'", end wallsv 8", and side wallsfSc. A lid`9 is adapted to it closely over the box 8 and is of the depth substantially equal to the height of the box 8. The

box 8 has disposed therein a casing 10 which f is cylindrical lin shape in the greatest', ortion of itsv extent but has its sides exten ing parallel toward Oneside 8 of' box 8, as shown at 10, thus kforming an opening in the side Vof the casing, the sides l()a ybeing bent substantially at rightangles and glued or otherwise tastened to the side 8c of thel box, as indicated at 10". The box 8 and the lid 9 each have an opening 9l in their side walls adjacent the bottom of the box, which openmounted thereinl a cylindrical shell 11 extending in close roximity to the bottom 8l of the box and aving an openingdl at its lower portion adapted to aline with the openin s 9'L and 10 and preferably of substantia ly thek same shape and size as said openings 9" and 10". The shell 1l extends through a circular opening in the lid 9 which it substantially fits and the `same has se-i cured to its top by gluing or by any other suitable manner, a ,ca and resting on the li .9. The lid 9 may be provided with a point 9 and the top of vcap l2 may be graduated with radial gradu- Y ations, as shown, which may be numbered in any manner as by the numbers 1 to 12 shown in Fig. 1. The lid 9 is also arranged to carry a member 13.011 its underside having secured thereto and depending downwardly therefrom in vslightly diverging rela- 12 disposed above f tion, a plurality oi arms 13a illustrated tourin number and shown as of considerable width, which width is slightly less than the width of the opening 11a. The member 13 is adapted to be rotated by a cup member 14 disposed on top of lid 9 and connected to member 13 by a headed and nutted bolt 15 passing through member 13, a small washer 16 disposed against this head and beneath member 13, through the lid 9 and the cup 13 and also through a large washer 17 and a dial 18 disposed thereon. The bolt 15 is made square in cross section below the dial 18 and passes through an opening 9c inthe top of lid 9. The washer 17 is glued to the cup 14 and to the dial 18 and the 'washer 16 is glued to the members 13. lilith this construction the turning movement ot cup 14 turns the members 13' and arms 13, and also turns a dial 18. The lid 9 `may also be provided with a pointer or pointed marl:` 9d thereon and the dial 18 may be marked with radial graduations which preferably will be numbered as by the numbers 1 to 12 illustrated in Fig. .1. In the operation of the device ,shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the box will be lled with pieces of candy of such a size that they will readily pass through the openings 9, 1()C and 11a as well as through the passage between lsides 10a of the casing 10. The openings 913 through the side ot the bor: will nor` mally be closed by the rotatable member 11. 1n order to extract a piece of candy from the box the operator will have to turn the cap 12 so as to aline the openings 11a and 10C. `He will not be able to see when these openings are alined` and will, therefore have to manipulate the device until he gets said openings into alinement. A. piece of candy can then pass into the rotatable member 11. Said members can then be turned so as to bring the opening 11a intoV alinement with the openings 9a and a piece of candy can be discharged through said latter opening. 1t will be seen that if one of the members 13n-is in front of theV opening 10c that a piece of candy cannot enter member 11 even though opening 11it is alined with opening 10C. The cup 14 and dial 13 must then be turned so as not to obstruct opening 10C. The rotation of member 13 may also push some of the candy pieces away` It will take some manipulation therefore for the operator to secure a piece of candy. The members 12, 14 and 18 arearranged to simulate radio controlling dials oi a radio receiving set and ak child can thus play that he is tuning in tor a certain station. `When he receives the piece ot candy he will have tuned in on some station andV the piece of Vcandy will be wrapped and marked with the name o'f some sending station. The child is'thus rewarded for his operation of the device.

mea/rife ln the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. a, 5 and 6, a box is shown made from a blank such as shown in Fig. 8. The blank has a` bottom portion 20 of rectangular' shape and a. top 21 of rectangular shape,

these parts being separated by a strip 23 forming one long side of the box. The bottom 2O has a flap 24 along its side and -flaps 25 at each end and the top 21 has flaps 26 at each end and a flap 27 along its long side. ln forming the boxthe flaps 211 and 25 are folded upwardly substantially at right angles to the bottom 20. The strip 23 is folded up along the bott-0in 2O substantially at a right angle, and the top 21 is folded substantially at the right angle to the strip 23. F laps 26 and 27 of the top are also `folded upwardly substantially at a right angle, The lid 2l is then swung over the bottom portion 20, the flaps 29 and 27 being f' disposed outside of the flaps 25 and 24, respectively. The box will then appear as shown in Figs. fl to G. A casing 23 formed of a strip or' cardboard or similar material ot substantially the height of the box, is secured to the bot-tom 20. This casing has a semi-cylindrical portion 28l at one end and another partly cylindrical portion 28" at its other end adjacent the end of the box. lt will be noted the ends of the strip Jforming the casing 28 are bent substantially at a right angle and secured together by gluing or otherwise, and also similarly secured to the end of the box, these ends being shown as 28. cured t0 one ot the strips 25. The casing 28 has formed in its cylindrical portion 28 an opening 28d. This opening is ot a shape shown in Fig. 5 and forms a communication between the interior of the boX and casing' The casing 28 has formed in its cylindrical portion 28d an opening 28d. This opening is oic a shape shown in Fig. 5 and 'forms a communication between the interior oi the bos and casing 28. The casing 'and it-s portion 28 also has an opening 28e similar to the opening 281 and this opening forms a communication between the interior oi' casing 2S and the interior ot a chamber 29 in the corner of the box, the chamber 29 being formed by a portion of the side and end ot the box and the semi-cylindrical portion 28. AV cylindrical shell 30 is disposed in each of the portions 28a and 28, which shells rest on the bottom 2O and are rotatable. The shells 30 have fasteners shown as headed split rivets or fasteners 31 extending through their closed tops, which fasteners extend through openings 2 1".l in the lid or top 21 and-are provided with suitable operating members 32. Thile the operating members may be made of various shapes or forms, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated the same are. shown as halves ot the shells of English walnuts, the shell being These ends will, ot course, be semaarre filled vwith some har(lening substance 33 such as plast-er of -Pari-s in which is embedded the head of the members 31. 'The shells 3@ can thus be rotated'r by rotation of members which 4latter members are disposed on top foil the lid or `top 2l. -The members 30 each have one or more openings 3WL formed therein adjacent their bottoms. TheopeningBCl" in one of the `members :is adapted to aline with theopening v2Std of the `member 28 and the open-ing in the member 'at the corner of 'the-box is adapted to aline with the yopeni1ig28c and alsoadapte'd to aline with a similar opening 23 `formed in the side 23 of thebox, the opening 23 being of the same shapefand` size Aas the'opening 28 and 30. v

A chamber 34 is formed in `the corn-'er of the ,box at the other endV of 'the side from the chamber 29 and this chamber 34 iis formed by a strip 35 of cardiac-ardor similar materiaL'hayin-g 'one Kend 535gs'ecured by gluing or otherwise,` to the side 22, which strip-is Iof semi-cylindrical it-oran has Iits,

other end secured by gluing or otherwise to the end25 of Vthe box. The member 3'5 has an opening forme-d therein adjacent. itsy bottom and a rotatable. shell 13G-tits 1in 'the in'emberff and `is rabattable tbe-rein, said shell-haring an openinga inits bottom,

which opening is similar in shape to the openings 28d and 28C. The shell 36 has a closed top and a headed fastener 37 has arms 37a extending through the top and turned outwardly below the same, said arms 37 extending through an opening 21b in the top 2l and through' the end portion of an arm 38 which is disposed above the top 2l. The arm 3S can thus be swung and Will move themember 37 and the shell 36 and the end of arm 3S is adapted to rest over the small rivets 39 secured in the top 2l, the arms being stopped in position over the rivets 39 by the stop pins 40 also secured in the top 3l. Then the arm 3S is swung over the rivets 39 the opening-36" Willbe partly out of alinement with the opening 35. A disk 41 is disposed below the top 2 and has a headed fastener 42 With spreadV arms extending therethroughand through an opening 2l? in the top 21, which fastener is embedded in material inside of the nut shell 43, the

disk 4l thus being rotatable With the shell 43. Another disk 44 is secured beneath the top 2l by a headed split fastener 45, the arms ot which fastener 45 extend through the disk 44 and the head of such fastener being embedded in the shell 45 disposed above the top 2l, the fastener passing through an opening 2ld in the top 21. The disk 44 has secured thereto and depending therefrom, pins 46 which depend nearly to the bottom of the box.

The top of the box will be suitably ornamented and arranged to simulate a. radio cabinet Eand may have aippresentatien ofen aerial 47 with the supporting posts 43, f shown in li`ig-4. Y Y

77th the construction shown-in' Fiss. "4, 5 and 6, pieces of candy or similar v'arti endl?. beplaced inthe box and thebox closed, shown in Figs. 4, and 6. rlhe"fasteners holding the shells-'30 and v3e and the disks 41 yand 44 in position -`can be placed lin position before the box is Acempletel'y closed id when the box iis folded and closed, sl arr., the flaps 24 1and 'will be sealed ifnlany suit-able manner. y n

'The pieces 'of candy or articles in the` will be of such size that they will Area ,l pass through the vari-ous kopening-s 23d, 23", 30, 3", 36a and 23a. By turning teh-e member 32 at the inner end ofthe chamber the opening 3Ga can be brou-ghtfinto alin -ment with the ope-ning 28d vso that a piece candy can pass intofthe chamber 2S, turning the operating member at the corner oi the box theopening 30a and r nber 29 can be brought into allineme-nt nich opening 28n and said piece of candy can .then pass into the chamber 29a. 'llheopen-in can then be brought into .aiinement opening23EL inthe side of the boxland.. p c of l'cai-rely discharged v'or extracted. Sever pieces of candy caribe placed in thec'iiainber 34 and these can be allowed to pass out of said chamber by ybringing the opening 36a and shell 36 'into alinement with opening` 35aL and the piece of candy in the chamber 34 can then be allowed to pass into the interiory of the box. They operating member 45 can be turned to agitate or throw the piece of candy in the box vinto different positions. The member 43 is provided simply as a blind and this member has no effect on the candy in the box. It Will thus be seen that tov variously manipulating the operating members 32, 38 and 45, that pieces of candy may be Worked toward and discharged through the opening-23a in the side of the box. The candy will be Wrapped and marked with the name of various radio sending stations and When apiece of candy is extracted, it will represent a sending station which has been tuned in by the receiving apparatus which the box of candy is designed to simulate.

From the above description it is seen thatv applicant has provided 'a simple, vefficient. and ingenious candy container and one Which can be operated with great entertainment and interest byk children and othersy The same forms a desirable vnovelty in the art and one that Will be found to' have a high degree of utility. The device has been demonstrated in actual practice and found to be quite successful and eliicient.

It Will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from thefscope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, such as shown and described and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A container for candy. nuts or similar articles comprising a body, a lid therefor, a casing disposed in said body having a Wall with an opening therethrough communicating with the interior of said body, said body having an opening through the wall thereof, a rotatable member in said casing adapted to close said openings but having an opening therethrough arranged to be brought into alinement With either of said openings, and means above said lid for rot-ating said rotatable member, whereby a piece of candy may pass into said easing and then may pass from said casing out through the Wall of said body.

2. The structure set forth in claim l, a rotatable member in said body having spaced depending arms, and means on top oic said lid for rotating said last mentioned member.

3. A container for canc y, nuts, or similar articles having a body and a lid, a casing disposed in said body having a wall With an opening therethrough communicating With the interior of said body, a rotatable member disposed in said casing having an opening adapted to aline with said opening in the Wall of the casing, a chamber Within said casing having a Wall with an opening therethrough which latter opening aii'ords communication between said chamber and the interior of said casing, a rotatable member disposed in said chamber and having an opening in its Wall adapted to aline with the said opening in the wall of said chamber and said body having an opening through the side thereot1 with which the opening in said last mentioned rotatable member is adapted to aline, and means on top of said lid connected to said rotatable members for rotating the same.

4. The structure set forth in claim 3 ya second casingr in said boi; spaced from said first mentioned casing and having an opening through the Wall thereof communicating with the interior of said body, a rotatable member in said last mentioned casing having an opening through the Wall thereof adapted to be brought into and out of alinement with the opening in said last mentioned easings, and means above said lid connected to said last mentioned rotatable member 'for turning the same.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

IVER J. SVRSTAD.

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